“j h plumb”

Spanning an age that witnessed great achievements in the arts and sciences, this definitive overview of the Italian Renaissance will both captivate ordinary readers and challenge specialists. Dr. Plumb's impressive and provocative narrative is accompanied by contributions from leading historians, in... More

In this book, J.H. Plumb investigates the way that humankind has, since the beginning of recorded time, molded the past to give sanction to their institutions of government, their social structure and morality. The past has also been called upon to explain the nature of our destiny in order both to ... More

In 1945, in the first edition of his book Steelplant Refractories, the atuhro described the productionandproperties of the princiapl refractories and their application in steelmaking. At the request of The Iron and Steel Institute he produced in 1973 this generally applicable book on the production ... More

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This innovative study tackles timeless spiritual issues, including what makes a saint saintly, and the science--religion debate.... More

In this wide-ranging and stimulating book, a leading authority on the history of medicine and science presents convincing evidence that Dutch commerce, not religion, inspired the rise of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harold Cook scrutinises a wealth of historical documents rela... More

The main theme of this highly successful book is that the transmission of energy by wave propagation is fundamental to almost every branch of physics. Therefore, besides giving students a thorough grounding in the theory of wave and vibrations, the book also demonstrates the pattern and unity of a l... More